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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26

SaLooNs.--New York city has 'sdrink-
ing saloon" for each $50 of her population.
AS half the census population are females,
and one-third of the other half are babies
or boys too young to earn drinking mon
ev.n this leaves each saloon TO he sustained
by an average Of fifty men; and as at least
ene-fifth of the men never enter a saloon,
this number is reduced to forty each, with
the assistance of outsiders. On an average,
each saloon has a boss and assistant, be
sides rent, gas. fuel, etc, to provide. We
can therefore readily see why there is so
much poverty, and so many strikes on
the mart of the poor underpaid" working
men, who chiefly support saloons .-Prairit
Farmer.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26

THE President has given it to be under
stood that he will not look to the Pacific
coast in making his selection for Inter
state Commerce Railroad Commissioners.
1t is to be regretted that he has so re-
solved. The coast could have given him
ability for the place, level with the best he
can choose at the East. But the incident
serves to point the error that great
many Californians are guilty of-enter-
tanning the idea that this State is large
figure in Eastern estimation. The truth
is we are very little thought about-our
one million of people, in the consideration
of the 100000 of the whole Union, cut
no such figure as we are wont to believe in
our selfsuffieiency. In truth great, pros
porous, advancing, beautiful as our State
is, at the East it is not esteemed of any
special Importance, when national matters
are involved.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26

IT increases faith in the bill to prevent
strikers from combining to coerce men by
threats and violence TO leave employment,
to know, as the New York Post puts
it, "That every large strike of the past
year has been accompanied with atrocious
violence, that in every one of them the
strikers have attempted by force of arms
to prevent peaceable men from taking their
places and to damage the property of their
late employers 1t is nearly always true
in strikes, that the men who take vacated
places do so at more or less of personal
peril. 1t is, therefore, wise to provide
for their protection. 1t has been objected,
that the bill in question goes so far as to be
open to the construction that it pro-
hibits any manner of inducement to
cease labor. But that part which
it is claimed justifies such inter-
pretation-which we do not believe,
however-refers to, and is qualified by the
express definitions of violence and con-
spiracy.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26


THE acting Secretary of the Treasury,
on the strength of an opinion by the At
torney General, has decided that Ameri-
cans returning from China may bring with
them their Chinese servants or nurses. He
holds that the law does not contemplate
the exclusion of this class of Chinese.
Such coolies may never have been in this
country before, and may have no claim
under the law to land, yet they will have
the right to come in. And it is stated In
the dispatches that no limit is placed upon
the number of servants" that may be
thus imported. This is by all odds the
most serious blow the battered and badly
wrecked Restriction Act has yet received.
If an American citizen returns from China
to his home with two score Chinese serv-
ants at his heels, under this ruling, the
"whole lot may land, no matter what
course they take after landing. In the
tenderness of the Government for the do
nestle arrangements of travelling Ameri-
cans we discover new speculative
bonanza. The fare to China is a trifie.
Let enterprising young men, with nothing
to do just now, cross the ocean and recruit
score or two of Chinese as his servants
females, if possible. they bring a better
price. The servants wages will cost him
only the outlay of a handful of copper
coins They will obligingly defray their
own expenses OF passage, and some one
will, on arrival, or before, comfort the
speculator's pocket with fat royalty per
poll for the retinue Arrived upon these
shores no difficulty whatever will be ex-
perienced in passing in the maid of the
chamber, the waitress of the master, the
maid of the household, the laundress, the
female slave who fans his brow, the
menials employed to pare bis nails, watch
his slumbers. care for his linen, serve his
food, air his sheets, carry his wraps, hold
his cane brush his hat-and so on through
the long list of possible servants he may
choose of his own sweet will to name.
There's money in it, coin to be made, and
he who acts most promptly will be the
richer. Seriously, the decision opens
the future to the grossest frauds, and the
people will be agreeably disappointed if..it
is not fully availed of, and thriving
import business done by shrewd specula-
tors and Chinese agents.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26
SAN FRANCISCO AGENCIES.

The paper IL for sale at tie following places
Il. P. Fisher, Room p. Merchants Exchange.
WHO Is also Sole Advertising Agent for Sen
francisco: Grand and Palace Hotel News
Stands. Market street Ferry and junction OF
Market and Montgomery street News Stands
az Also, for sale on all Trains leaving and
coming into Sacramento.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26

EVERYBODY needs spring medicine. By
using Ayers S4rsaparilla the blood is
thoroughly cleansed and invigorated, the
appetite stimulated. and the system pre-
pared to resist the diseases peculiar to the
summer months. Ask FOX Ayers Sarsapa-
riiia. Take nc other.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26
SUPERIOR COURT.
Department. one-Armstrong, Judge.

FRIDAY, February 18th.
Aretta Chittsnden VS.. Alex. Il. McRae-Ar-
gued, submitted and taken under AMUSEMENT
Aretta Chittenden VS. ID. i. Pratt-Judgment
ordered for The defendant
Morrison vs.. Shepar-Continued for the term.
Charles J. Elliott vs. Susan Elliott-Continued
for the term.
Mary Hopkins VS. John Ryan-Continued to
be taken up by agreement of counsel.
Fred Nickers W. un Kee-Contiuued.
Charles I. Elliott VS.. Sarah Elliott-Motion to
postpone indefinitely Withdrawn.
Jacob Hearth VS.. His Creditors-continued
J. S. Meredith VS.. His Creditors-Continued
John Pencombe VS.. His Creditors-E. J. Dwyer
appointed assignee UPON filing a bond in the
sum of SlO0.
Jack Mailman VS. Henry Accommodation to
substitute Albert NJ. johnson as attorney Tor de
PENDANT denied
o. A. Washburn vs. Huntington, Hopkins &
Co.-Motion for change of venue denied.
Department TwO-Yan Fleet, Judge.
FRIDAY. February 25th.
Estate of Thomas Harrigan, deceased-Con-
tinued.
Estate of Mitchell Mott. 6eceased-Continued
Estate OF c. W. Sddall, deceased-Letters
granted to S. B. Smith ]. Skelton, George T.
Royster and j. i. Mccoy, appraisers. Notice in
REcoRD-UEIoS.
Estate OF David Cooper, deeeased-Lettcrs
to $. g. Smith; g. G. Pickett. Thomas Fox and
a. Logan, appraisers. Notice in RECORD UNION.
Estate of Eliza Jacobs, ceceased-ConIiuued
one week.
Estate of Charles Zetler, deceased-Con-
tinued.
Guardianship OF Arthur II. O'Neil ct a.,
miuors-Guardian's account settled.
Estate of LiDwood Dozier, deeeased-Con-
tinued.
Estate of II. II. Carroll, deceased-Continued.
w. II. Devine VS.. NJ. Brennan-Continued.
Harriet Walker VS.. Her Creditors
G. J. Peck vs.. Catharine Peck-Continued nm
til LEO p. II. tomorrow.
W. Curtis VS.. c. Burnell-Motion for new trial
granted.
People VS.. John Norton, buying and receiving
stolen property-Further heard and continued
until 10 A. NJ. tomorrow for the completion of
argument.
People VS.. John j. O Hare, burglary-Defend-
ant pl lads not guilty. Ordered that he be adj
mitied to bill in the sum of 81 ,0G0.
People vs.. John Temper. assault TO murder
end assault with deadly Observation-Disclosures
pleads not guilty on both charges. j. W. Hughes
appointed to defend.
People VS.. George Van Kieeck, obtaining
NJ ney under false Observation-Disclosures p'eads
not guilty. Trial of cause to be set Monday.
z. ople vs.. T.. l. Cox. assault with deadly
weapon-:entence postponed until l:3) p NJ. to-
morrow.
People vs. John NJ. Hotz, assault with deadly
weap,n. Continued one week. District Attor-
-, ,,.,. .sfi Thursday m flo at,thor;tiac
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26

The RsooRD-UmcS is The only paper on
The eaass. outside Of San Francisco, that re-
seipas the jia7 Associated Press Dispatches from
az parts Of tie world. Outside Of San Fran
cisco It has no coa.pctitor, in point of 7,sm-
bes, IN is homo aud general circulation
hr5aq1o,.: IL. coas:.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26
UP RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
\ Wosh;noton dispatch reads:

Senator Williams has received long petition
from citizens of the Sacramento valley, north OF
the Feather river, asking that the Sacramento
be improved above that point. The river and
harbor bill is too far along III its progress now
to admit of an amendment, but there is still an
other way by which the river cin be improved.
In the Forty-seventh Congress an appropriation
of $4,000 was made for the Improvement OF
the San JOAQUIN and Sacramento rivers, 10 be
spent when the flow of debris III the rivers had
ceased. The Secretary OF war mas not yer useu
this appropriation, and as no debris floWs INTO
the Sacramento north OF the American rlver,
Senator Williams is of the opinion that the sec
rotary of War should use q portion OF u lor tnat
part of the Sacramento He Will call on the
Secretary tomorrow morning and urge him to
do SO.
But when the Secretary of War learns,
as he must, that hydraulic monitors on
the upper tributaries of the Sacramento
river are washing down the mountains to
get at thin streak of ''pay dir" and
that the resultant slickens is defiling the
river even at Red Bluff; when he learns
that fatal and unerring signs of coming ill
appear already on the sand-bars here and
there between Colusa and Red Bluff he
will not we think, defy the instruction of
Congress. 1t would be very pleasant to
learn of any needed work by the Govern
ment being done on the upper Sacra-
mento. On the lower reaches of the river
We would very much like to see govern
mental activity in retaining the stream;
but so long as slickens is sent down with
the waters we need not expect that such
activity will lie made manifest. 1t will be
of little avail for the Government to cor
rect channels, protect banks or remove
bars on the upper Sacramento if hydraulic
miners above are to be permitted to undo
all the work by choking the stream with
artificial deposits. And while no one in
this section will object to the expenditure
asked for, since it would tend to commit
the Government to reclamation and rectifi
cation along the whole line, still it does
appear absurd to improve a river above
given point, when below it it is so choked
and damaged that no new capacity given
by the Improvement can be responded to
along the lower course of discharge.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26

Tight lacing. we are very sorry to say. Is
becoming fashionable again. The girls are
determined TO be squeezed, if they have TO
do it themselves.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26
BIRTHDAY EXERCISES.
HELD AT SACRAMENTO GRAMMAR
SCHOOL YESTERDAY.
The Anniversaries Of Washington
and Lincoln Appropriately COM
memorated-Addr

The rhetorical exercises of school when
well conducted are always interesting to
the public and beneficial to the pupils, and
they are emphatically so in the Sacramento
Grammar School, because they are made
the occasion of familiarizing the pupils
with the prominent characteristics of peo-
pie whose lives have in some way marked
the progi ess of the country. In addition
to the exercises of the pupils, that are al
ways we'll rendered. and appropriate
prominent men have from time to time
added much to these occasions by brief adj
dresses to the pupils. During the past year
the school have celebrated the birthdays of
Longfellow, Alice Carey, Bryant, Whittier,
American Independence, and yesterday was
set apart for Washington and Lincoln. The
programme, which we append, was well
rendered throughout The selections were
good and well spoken, and the music we'll
rendered.
PROGRAMME.
"AIpine Hunters Song" School, wash
ington,n Lawrence Fisher; Twenty
of February Charlie Murdoc; THE Path
of Independence" Juanita Pommer !;
"Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech" Percy Bry-
an; Washington, Charlie Wentworth !;
Under the Washington Elm Pearl Goode;
Address, by Hon. ]. c. Brusie; Mount
Vernon Bells" (song), girls of first
grade; Lincoln Minnie Reed; "The
American Eagle Irma Fitch; Washing
toa's Address to his Troops" Ralph Dor
sey; THE American Flag" Frank Brown;
Washington Birthday" (Webster J,
Frank Dray "The Birthday of Washing
ton," (Choate), Charlie Ward incidents
in the life of Lincoln" % pupils OF first
grade; address, Hon. Ira Hoitt, State Supt.
Public Instruction; "The Land of Wash
ington," song, school.
ADDRESS By HON. J. C. BRUsIE.
Senator Wilson. who was to address the
! school on the Life of Lincoln" was at the
! last moment prevented from attending, and
his place was admirably filled by Hon, j.
c. Brusie, of the House. who, upon being
introduced, addressed the school in the fol-
lowing words, with which should go his
pleasing address, and his earnestness and
eloquence as public speaker:
Senator Wilson, as your principal has
just said, found himself unable to address
| you to-day at five minutes before the hour
| he was to be present. The substitute he
has offered will not, am afraid, exactly
answer the purpose of the original selec-
| ton. However, no one should ever ask
the privilege of preparation when requested
to say word in reference to the names
that are suggested to us to-day. There is
nothing dearer and more sacred to the
hearts of the American people than the
names of Washington and Lincoln. Wash
ington, the father of our country. Lincoln,
its protector The dreams and ambitions Of
these noble souls were incorporated in ard
became the ruling impulse of national
sentiment, which resulted in the formation
of this nation, of which you are its litile
children Remember always these noble
men respect and hallow their memory as
earnestly and devotedly as you love your
parents. Read the history of their boy
hood
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-10-31
Personal Notes.

N. p. Csrrel, Of Paradise, arrived in
town last evening.
s.. Bonnifeld, Sr., George Lovelock,
Jr., and Doc. ravener arrived from Love-
locks Saturday.
C. Asher left for Pittsburg Saturday,
TO take charge Of q boarding house for j.
A. Blossom.
James Richie returned yesterday
from San Francisco, where he had been
with lot Of beef cattle.
J. \. Hannah, OF the law 6rm OF
Macmillan s Hannah, left for California
yesterday, with the intention Of taking a
"trip to Mexico.
J. A. Blossom and family, Of Battle
Mountain, left for California Saturday,
where Mrs. Blossom aud children will
spend . month or two.
Moses Rs:nhart returned Saturday
from Wait to Germany. He was accom-
panied by younger brothsr aud twC
young ladies.
Colonel w, w. Woods, formerly attor
ney for the Baak Of California 10 Virgins
City, passed through Saturday going
east
Superintendent John Webster, Of thu
Pitssburg Gold Mining Company, ant
Frank Mattos, prominent contractor 0
Battle Mountain, arrived iu town yester
day.
Marion Howell, Of Rye Patch, is il
town. lie add Ills partner, George Bsrk
recently purchased the Bsecher place an,
a lot OF State pad railroad Land, which b
ia now fencing.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-10-31

Are you disturbed at night and broker Of your
rest by sick child suffering and crying with the
eAcrutiating pain OF cutting teeth? II 90, go Al
once nd get b tile If Mrs. MlssLow's SeoTI :
INC SYRUP. 1t VIII relieve the poor liz tie sufferer
immediately. Bepend upon il, mothers, there is
no mistake abuut il. IL Gu es oysenteIy anu
ilarrI GA, regu ates the bowel cures vino coli, ,
tets the gum, reduces Inflammation, anu
ives ton, and energy to the whole system .
Mrs. Wlnsons syrup Tor Chi drtii te timing IL
peasant TO the tasse, and j. the prescription OF
one the olasst and pest fen Lurses ], d
phsslclais ia lbs Unntd States, AID IL Tor ia e
by all druggis thro'ie hour the world. Price 5
cents a botte. Il-ly-n.af
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-10-31

She symptoms OF biliousness are unhapily hut
200 well known. They diner in different indlvid-
mails 10 some extent. bilious man lie seldom
breakfast eater. Too frequently, alas, he has
an excellent appetite for liquids but none for
solids OF morning. His tongue will hardly
bear inspe, ton at any time; II il is not white
and furred 1t is rough, at all events.
The digestive system Is wholly out OF order
and aiarrhes OF constipation may be sy mptom
or the two may be alternate. There are often
hemorrhoids or even loss OF blood. There may
be giddin,ss and often headache and acidity or
fatulenoe ard tenderness in the pit of the stem
ach. To correct all this Il not effect a cure try
Green's August Flower, it costs but tribe aud
hossanes attost its efficacy.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-10-31
McDERMHF RE.ERyAIisN.


QUIN RIVER, Oct. IS, 1887.
MeDermlt was established the citizens la
its vicinity never bad complaint to
make against the military, but since the
present commander arrived, the stockm u
have had to battle with one thing AMI
another, which was contrary to the laws
of the State. Early this Spring orders
were issued to each and every Stockman
commanding them to keep from or near
the reservation, which, be it understood,
is not fenced, stock of all kinds, which
proved to be an impossibility. Never
theless stockmen, for peace sake, did all
in their power to prevent stock from
trespassing, but all their efforts were in
vain. Consequently men whom it was
thought had enlisted to serve as soldiers
in the U. $. Army, were detailed to serve
as herders Of stock belonging to parti 8
who each had several vaqueros Of their
oSB. BY order Of the commander a tent
some two miles from the fort here, a
guard of mouuted men was sta ioned to
be relieved at six IN the morning by
another detachment, all of whom were
ordered to run, at any and all times, all
cattle found trespassing. Not content
with running them over the line, they
run them at times from four to tive miles
when the temperature ranged from 80
to 100 degrees, and as a natural conss'
auepce the unfortunate cattle fell dead in
their tracks.
OF late some disinterested party was
kind enough to warn the officers that at
this season range cattle seek the valleys
for shelter, consequently at this hour our
valley is overhung with clouds of smoke,
reminding one OF dense fire, but il
proves to be nothing more than the burn
ing of the grass on the reservation. Ii is
now the heartfelt wish Of all stockmen Of
this valley that this same commander
may be ere long removed 10 some ls)lated
pos. where cattle are unknown thereby
compelling him to again live on picked
pork, which. in our opinion, should be
considered luxury for such az he.
The unfortunate Putes, to-day owners
OF few ponies, are going from ranch to
ranch pleading their cause, as they claim
the reservation grass is only for their
Winter support, saying "Bigga sogar man
heapa no good" STocKHAN.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-10-31

a Valuable PIans or Carson Appea
Like.

n Ndtu6bEt fkIktE ~ a NHtAuH appear
Joke.
The Carson Appea. potts that Her
nan Sp'ingm ye', Carson Valley
rapcbe,, is bdying hi,lsides in Douglas
county Oh VIII cb lie purposes sowing a
new forage plant, koo"n IA Germany as
''asperset. MI. Sprngmeyer, who is
reported as having tiied the new grass
near Genoa, is quoted as say ing:
at is plant which looks like clover,
and grows about eighteen inches high.
| am convinced by actual experiment
that it will grow on the rankest aud bar.
renest hillside III this State. The mean
er the land the more it fourishes. You
can cut two crops a year. 1t Is copsld'
cred much better than alfalfa III Ger
many. 1t fattens cattle faster and makes
COWS give better milk. No one would
think of using alfalfa in Germany, when
he could get asperSet. Yes, l took ny
Considerable laDd. IL was all billy, bar
rem land, that 10 one Ise wanted proba-
hly, bat once let th 5 age plant get a
ioothoid here aud ve,y foot OF tbat iand
wiIl be ia aemaad. 1t viii make ali
these h.ls green. The dryer the soil the
better. 1t foansbes among rocks, and
a limestone formation seems about the
best place for it. 1t comes early III the
Spring and stays green until the snow
Covers It. have sent to Germany for
more seed. 1t is the coming plant for
cattle shd horses, and stockmen can get
rich here in Nevada ii they never have a
drop of water. 1t will not grow o moist
land; TOO much moisture kills it. The
hotter and dryer the season the better.
Our dry climate is exactly suitable for it,
and the rsnchers will not be long finding
out what it will do. California is too
moist for the successful growth of this
plant, but Nevaaa's dry climate is just the
place for it,"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-10-31
SAC nna sclrnol Funds.

Las. week thu State Board Of Exam
liners eouuted the money aud vouchers in
the State Treasury, and report that they
found 5000, 2S5 20 in coin aud vouchers.
Ia the State School Fund they found
bonds to the amount of SS26, 900, aud
enough coin. to make the aggregate
amount applicable for educational par
poses over 81, 0O00 600. Our Boise City
friends, who have been representing Ne
yada as being hopelessly and irretriesa-
bly, in debt, should make a note OF this.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-10-31
Men If Memories.

Parsons. the Greek scholar, could re-
pea. Millions Paradise Lost back ward.
A monk who resided in Moscow in the
fifteenth century could repeat the whole
Of the New Testament.
George the Third OF England, Though
deficient in education, never forgot
name once heard or a face once seen.
1t 10 said of Themistocles that he could
call by their names the people of Athens,
which city then numbered 20.0 inhabi-
tapts.
A school teacher of London, whose
name was Dawson, possessed a remarka-
bic memory. He could repeat the book
OF Job aud the Psalms, and on a wager of
GOO he repeated. without the aid of
book, Spenser's "Faerie Queene," poem
of nearly 1900 stanzaa Of nine lines
each.
Houdin WAS once invited with his son
to a gentleman's house to givs a private
ssance. and as they went up stairs they
passed the library door, which was par
TALLY open. In that single moment young
Charles Houdin read off the names of
twelve volumes and recognized the posi-
tion of two busts.
Boone, the blind negro pianist, who
has given performances through several
| States, has a most wonderful memory in
connection with his art. From once hear.
Jog it he was able to play LISTS celebrat-
ed Hungarian Rhapsody" without miss
ing a note. Blind Tom also performed
similar feats.
Mozart, when only twelve years old
played new opera from one hearing,
which had been composed expressly to
test his skill A writer, referring to this
incident says: "He not only reproduced
the opera from memory-whicb was a
very difficult piece-without missing q
single note, but on a second playing
threw in variations in such manner that
all who heard him were speeches. with
astonishment.
Mckenzie tells us q most interesting
story about Csrolan, blind Irish harper
and composer, who once challenged a
famous italian violinist to trial Of skill.
The Italian played the fifth concerto of
Vivaldi on his violin; then, to the aston
ishment of all present, Carolan, who had
never before heard the concerto, took his
harp and played it through from begin.
ming to end without missing a single note.